“He was responsible for administering an army that lacked time-tested procedures and routinized policies, so every decision became an improvisational act.” LeadershipPlanningProceduresRulesPolicies Author:Joseph J. Ellis
“(John) Adams acknowledged that he had made himself obnoxious to many of his colleagues, who regarded him as a one-man bonfire of the vanities. This never troubled Adams, who in his more contrarian moods claimed that his unpopularity provided clinching evidence that his position was principled, because it was obvious that he was not courting popular opinion. His alienation, therefore, was a measure of his integrity.” LeadershipPopularityPolitical Theater Book:Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Source: Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
